President Michel Aoun returned Wednesday morning to the Baabda Palace after being discharged from the Hôtel-Dieu de France hospital in Beirut, the Presidency said.

The Presidency added that Aoun left hospital “after the completion of the medical checkups and x-rays that he underwent yesterday.”

Marada Movement chief Suleiman Franjieh on Wednesday admitted that his Movement “barely made it” in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, which witnessed the defeat of several prominent figures from Franjieh’s Hizbullah-led political camp.

The European Union has welcomed the holding of parliamentary elections in Lebanon on May 15, commending the Lebanese people, those who voted and those who were involved in preparing and implementing the electoral process, for “their civic participation, despite the difficult political, economic and social circumstances surrounding these elections.”

“We also commend the state security forces for their contribution to maintain a calm and safe environment overall, and help in ensuring that the elections were conducted without major security incidents,” EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said in a statement distributed by the EU Delegation to Lebanon.

Parliament Speaker and Amal Movement leader Nabih Berri on Tuesday called on all forces that competed in the parliamentary elections to "respect the choices of the people" who voted.

Following the completion of Lebanon’s parliamentary elections, the British Embassy in Beirut called on the new parliament to “proceed urgently to form an inclusive new government that is empowered to take forward the essential reform agenda,” including finalizing the agreement with the International Monetary Fund to “get Lebanon on the path to recovery.”

President Michel Aoun underwent medical checkups including x-rays this morning at the Hotel Dieu hospital in Beirut, the Presidency said on Tuesday.

“He will be discharged in the next few hours once the checkups are completed,” the Presidency added.

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka on Tuesday congratulated Lebanon on the conduct of parliamentary elections on May 15, which she said “enabled the Lebanese people to exercise their democratic right to select their representatives and make their voices heard.”

The Israeli army on Tuesday said it “detected” a Hizbullah drone that crossed from Lebanon into Israel.

“The drone remained under the monitoring of surveillance units throughout the incident,” Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee said in a tweet in Arabic.

The main issue that would polarize the new parliament elected on Sunday is Hizbullah's right to keep an arsenal that is described as equivalent to or better than the state's.

Some see it as a historical right and the best defense for the small Mediterranean country while others consider Hizbullah's weapons to be the root of all of Lebanon's ills.

After roaming cities chanting "Shiites, Shiites," a group of youths on scooters descended on Martyrs Square overnight and burned down the "revolution fist".

It was interpreted by independents as a gesture of spite by Hizbullah, after the election of Elias Jradeh and Firas Hamdan in the South III district for seats that Hizbullah and its allies had not lost in three decades.